Border Government Bids & RFPs

Delivery orders may require delivery up to 12 months beyond the last day of the contract's ordering period. A delivery order may be placed against the anticipated contract on or before the last day of the contract's ordering period.

The bid notice states that payment will be made by the US Customs and Border Protection FAD Mail Stop 203V, **** E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN **** requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system.

The bid notice requires a manufacturer's certificate letter of warranty to include warranty coverage and timeframes as part of the technical proposal.

The bid notice states that the award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis.

Potential offerors must register at www. ***. *. * in order to receive notification and/or changes to the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award.

The bid notice does not indicate any requirement for a site visit.

The bid notice does not mention any requirement for sample submission.

The bid notice states that agency level protest notice is provided, and protests filed directly with an agency must be served on the contracting officer by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from them. The copy of any protest must be received in the office designated within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

The maximum amount of supplies that may be ordered over the life of the contracts will not exceed a total of $49,900,****.

The program start date is anticipated to be May 2026.

Vendors must demonstrate experience working with youth and young adults ages ****, experience serving opportunity youth and/or youth with barriers, trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices, experience facilitating interactive, group-based workshops, and understanding of workforce development, internships, and career pathways. Vendors will be required to complete the vendor packet, submit EIN documentation, and provide a valid certificate of insurance.

The base period of performance is intended to be 180 days and may contain up to two options.

The bid notice states that Submission and proposals are evaluated on their individual merits rather than on a comparative basis, and the government has considerable latitude in determining which of the submitted proposals it will fund.

The bid notice states that All potential recipients of CSO awards must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before the recipient is awarded the CSO contract.

The bid notice states that CBP may at any time issue a stop work order to vendors who are unable to meet or exceed the scalability and accuracy thresholds for each 60-day increment.

All questions or requests for clarifications regarding this solicitation must be electronically submitted in writing no later than 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, April 7, 2026.

The bid notice states that the anticipated period of performance is as follows: base period: 03/24/2026 - 09/23/2026, and option to extend services: 09/24/2026 - 03/23/2027.

The bid notice states that Leidos possesses a unique combination of deep knowledge of the complicated CBP network environment and many years of IPT integrated product team experience within many different program offices within CBP and DHS. This institutional understanding, further solidified by historical data and performance metrics gathered over the past 5 years of service, and collaborative history have been meticulously developed and refined over time, directly addressing the complex and highly specialized requirements of the SOC environment.

The bid notice states that the estimated value of the firm fixed price (FFP), six (6) month base and six (6) month option to extend services task order for cyber security operations center services for primary security operation center support, required travel, and the contract access fee (CAF) total is not explicitly provided as a numerical value.